quid pro quo
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8.0
- noun
- /kwɪd proʊ kwoʊ/
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intercambio
- She offered her help with the understanding that it was a quid pro quo for future assistance.
- quid pro quo exchange
- quid pro quo arrangement
- quid pro quo demands
I mean, in these negotiations, the quid pro quo is sanctions relief for nuclear constraints.
- I mean, in these negotiations, the quid pro quo is sanctions relief for nuclear constraints.
- There must be a bargain, a quid pro quo.
- And the quid pro quo for that was that they would be able to join NATO, which many of them did the following year.
- There was no quid pro quo at all.
- Perhaps we could discuss a little quid pro quo before I do.
- And then it's going to be quid pro quo city.
- Of course, esteemed counselor Tighty Whitey does think some quid pro quo might be possibly bad.
- And it was like a, it was like a handshake quid pro quo, right?
- So when this first came out, when that video was first released and people were talking about the quid pro quo, I was kind of skeptical.
- Now, Rajiv was the most truthful of the three cooperating witnesses because when they asked him was there any quid pro quo, he said no.
Examples
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It's quid pro quo for helping them out.
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Well, perhaps we could come to some kind of quid pro quo arrangement.
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Perhaps we could discuss a little quid pro quo before I do.
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We're not going to make a quid pro quo, he said.
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Well, this comes with a quid pro quo.
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Well, I can get you in, but it's gonna take a quid pro quo.
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While there can be no quid pro quo on this issue, the United States can offer a private assurance.
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The distinction between a lawful and illegal contribution, therefore, is the presence of a quid pro quo.
Academic text (2016) -
The hallmark of corruption is the financial quid pro quo dollars for political favors.
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To Israelis, these ever-growing concessions with no quid pro quo reflect the depth of their desire for peace.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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9.4
Something you give in return for something else
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7.1
Giving and getting help or benefits so both sides gain
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3.1
A situation where people both accept and give up things to make an agreement
A fair deal where both sides get something they want
A gift given in return for another gift to show thanks
How Reciprocal
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a Latin loan phrase whose parts ('quid' and 'quo') are not productive English words for a B1 learner and whose literal pieces and word order do not transparently compose the meaning. Even if a learner knows 'pro' as 'for', the overall exchange meaning ('something given in return') cannot be reliably derived without prior exposure, so the phrase is idiomatic and unpredictable.
Etymology
Quid pro quo comes from Latin and its parts quid 'what', pro 'for', and quo 'which' give the clear image 'something for something'. So today quid pro quo means an exchange where one thing is given in return for another.